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Sangamon Taylor ([personal profile] toxicspiderman) wrote in [community profile] damned_institute2009-05-30 07:02 pm

Night 41: Main Hallway, 1-West

[from here]

The main hallway was empty, too. The quiet was broken only by squeak of S.T's shoes on the tile floor and tiny creaks of metal as the toolbox swung as he walked.

This was the part in the horror movie where the cheerleader took a knife to the throat. Good thing he'd left his pom-poms at home. As long as he was the idiot friend or the brains (hell, both) he should make it at least to the third act.

He hurried along, hugging close to the left-hand wall.

[to here]

[identity profile] itstaichoutoyou.livejournal.com 2009-05-31 06:30 am (UTC)(link)
Hitsugaya's hand reach out to try and comfort her, but he stopped midway. After his steam ran out, he was calmer, closer to his normal composure. Hinamori had been through a lot, and he didn't know if his presence was having a positive or negative effect on her. In some cases, people just needed time, which was what Hinamori was asking for.

"I understand. I won't push you," he said, his hand falling back to his side. His logic understood, but his heart wrenched itself, wanting nothing more than to sweep her into his arms. "Would it..."

That sounded too weak. He needed to be strong for the both of them, except he wasn't as strong as Hinamori believed him to be. She was the one who could pierce the cracks in his armor. The one who made him both strong and weak.

"If it's alright, I'd like to accompany you. Due to my sudden arrival, I wasn't able to coordinate anything with Arts & Crafts club," Hitsugaya said, feeling bad for Matsumoto, even if she did push all of the work onto him most of the time.

"I don't know the Institute's layout yet, and I'd prefer not to waste the night idly wandering the halls," he said, but it was a half-truth. The honest part of him, buried under all those layers of ice, quietly admitted that he just wanted to be near Hinamori right now. Hitsugaya couldn't leave her, given her fragile mental state, but if she really wanted him to leave then...

[identity profile] hajike-tobiume.livejournal.com 2009-05-31 06:36 am (UTC)(link)
The vice captain shook her head.

"No... Not tonight. Being near you isn't going to make me figure out what to do," Momo replied, sheathing the sword. "We'll both be very distracted and I can't protect you from the things that roam the night halls. Don't tell me you'll protect me, that you don't need protecting, because you do. Here. At first."

Momo's mind went over the various A&C assignments Rangiku had posted.

"The best thing for you to do, would be to go to M7 - Yamada-san's room - and meet with him and Kira. They could use your help and Kira can cover you until you get used to the limiter these gigai place us under."

[identity profile] itstaichoutoyou.livejournal.com 2009-05-31 07:21 am (UTC)(link)
Glancing down, he was silent for a moment at her refusal of his company; however, Hinamori wasn't the only one who could be stubborn.

"I've already tried out this gigai, so I roughly understand its physical limitations. Granted, I haven't used any reiatsu, and it hasn't been battle tested," Hitsugaya said, not in the least bit defensive. He understood the logic of Hinamori's words, but he refused to leave her.

From the information he had gathered, Hinamori was severely depressed, possibly suicidal. Could he really risk letting her out of his sight? As a friend, he wanted to tag along, even if she found him annoying, and as a Captain, it was his duty to watch over her. Truthfully, he should have pulled her from the field, but he doubted Hinamori would listen.

"First, tell me what Kira and Yamada's mission is tonight, and what your plans are," he said cryptically. The young Captain would judge the situation based on Hinamori's reply, even though his heart was already set.

[identity profile] hajike-tobiume.livejournal.com 2009-05-31 07:37 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't have to tell you anything," Momo replied, eyes narrowing. "You are not my captain." She then sighed. "But, because it's you..."

He was being difficult. She knew this was not going to lead to pleasant things. Especially since she wasn't sure how Artemis would deal with the knowledge that Hitsugaya was here again.

"Kira and Yamada are going to be going to the greenhouse to harvest plants that will be used in an offensive strike by Arts & Crafts. The general area surrounding the greenhouse is not particularly safe," she stated. "I am meeting Artemis Fowl to talk to him about the ruins he needs to take his task force to explore and figure out. Fowl was a close friend of my Hitsugaya, and he is a boy. A genius, but still a boy. I am worried about how he'll handle your presence. My Hitsugauya died trying to rescue Fowl from the tortures of our captors."

[identity profile] itstaichoutoyou.livejournal.com 2009-05-31 08:25 am (UTC)(link)
Hinamori was being difficult. He may not have been her captain, but since they were both still part of the Gotei 13, he was a senior captain to her, meaning she should've shown him more respect. But the only one Hinamori truly respected was Aizen. Hitsugaya didn't miss Hinamori's slip of Aizen's honorific, and it gnawed away at him that a part of her still felt something for that traitor.

"Alright, I'll go see Kira and Yamada. You meet with Fowl, and see if he'll have any trouble with my presence. The answer will affect how I arrange the teams," Hitsugaya said. He didn't like it, but that was the logical choice. Hitsugaya reached out and touched her shoulder; it was as much an effort to comfort her as well as himself.

"Just be careful," he said, gazing into her eyes, trying to say what he couldn't. Then his icy blue eyes broke away, retreating behind the mask of a captain, and he asked, "Which way is M7?"

[identity profile] hajike-tobiume.livejournal.com 2009-05-31 08:33 am (UTC)(link)
At the touch, Momo stiffened, but she did not resist it. In fact, she stared down at the young captain's hand for a long moment, inadvertently giving him a good view of how bad her eye really was.

"It's not me you have to worry about, but the people with me," she murmured more to herself than Hitsugaya.

"M7 is just down this hall, turn left at the next hall and take the first door on the left. It's in that block," she told him. Momo moved past Hitsugaya then, turning her head slightly to look at him. "Don't be expecting me to resume my previous post with Arts & Crafts. I won't."

[identity profile] itstaichoutoyou.livejournal.com 2009-06-01 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
"The one I worry the most about is you," he said, raw emotion seeping into his tone. Turning his head, Hitsugaya gazed at Hinamori over his shoulder.

"If that's your decision then I'll respect it," he started to say. "Just don't forget to report in, once in awhile. You're still a member of the Gotei 13, and..."

Hitsugaya tried to hide behind regulations, but it was apparent his request had more to do with his personal feelings. With nothing left to say, he walked off, down the hall Hinamori had directed him to.

[OOC: I'll post a link later]

[identity profile] hajike-tobiume.livejournal.com 2009-06-01 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
"I'll try," Momo whispered before she, too, headed on her way.

[to here] (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/633610.html)

[ooc: Make sure to talk to Tia and Sakki about Hitsu stopping by Hana's room, okay?]

[identity profile] itstaichoutoyou.livejournal.com 2009-06-04 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
[To here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/630419.html?thread=53639571#t53639571)]

[OOC: Already on it.]